Introduction Cool story bro – where’s the answer? If you just want the answer click here. Not that long ago, like maybe four months ago […]
MongoDB: The ObjectId trap
Back in June I dropped this article: https://obscureproblemsandgotchas.com/development/things-to-know-before-using-mongodb/ and it got excellent reception. I was pleased to hear from colleagues of mine that they read […]
Lincare is a horrific company
I had a final dissolution of my relationship with Lincare on 05/24/2022. I had been trying to end my relationship with them since 01/01/2021 but […]
Old dot net frameworks
Being a software developer for many years means you have watched the tools you work with change over time. This is usually a rewarding change […]
All files immediately being ignored by git
I had a very confounding experience recently that dragged on for several days because I didn’t have the time to investigate it. I was working […]
CORS for local development
Gotcha If you just want the solution skip to the “Understanding the problem” section. A pet peeve of mine that I have definitely mentioned before […]
Yubico Authenticator 6.1.1 poor UX
Rant If you just need the answer skip to the next section. I recently had a very unpleasant experience while attending a conference. I wanted […]
Kraken and Ripple for US Residents
There hasn’t been a lot of good news lately for ripple (XRP) or crypto in general. I, like many others, jumped at the opportunity to […]
Avoid using FileZilla for work
Goodbye FileZilla I have been using FileZilla since it came out (I think?) back in 2001. It was heralded as being an excellent FTP client […]
Replacing the CyberPower EC850LCD battery
Gotcha Normally instructions are not required for replacing a UPS battery, but unfortunately there is some misinformation out on the CyberPower website that I found […]